O DivineMaster, grant that I may not so muchseekto be consoled as to console;to be understood as to understand;to be loved as to love.For it is in giving that we receive;it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.- St. Francis of Assisi

Forgiveness is the only way to heal- don Miguel Ruiz

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet shedson the heel that has crushed it.- Mark Twain

Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend.- Jewel

(Jesus on Love)You have heard that it was said,"Love your neighbor and hate your enemy."But I tell you: Love your enemiesand pray for those who persecute you.- Matthew 5:43-44

For man with no forgiveness in heart,life worse punishment than death.- Miyagi: character in the movie Karate Kid 2

The weak can never forgive.Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,do good to them that hate you, and pray for themwhich despitefully use you and persecute you.- Matthew 5:44

Forgiveness of all people and all acts -is a sure path to happiness.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Forgiveness does not change the past,but it does enlarge the future.- Paul Boese

(Jesus on Anger and Revenge)You have heard that it was said,"Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth."But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person.If someone strikes you on the right cheek,turn to him the other also.- Matthew 5:38-39

Forgiveness is the salve that healsthe wounds of unkind words and acts.Forgive everyone for every hurt you have ever received -for your own sake, that you may live in peace.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

"I can forgive, but I cannot forget,"is only another way of saying, I will not forgive.Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note -torn in two, and burned up,so that it never can be shown against one.- Henry Ward Beecher

There is no love without forgiveness,and there is no forgiveness without love.- Bryant H. McGill

I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.- Gerald Jampolsky

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; ...Forgive them anyway.- Kent Keith(often attributed to Mother Teresa, who kept a copyon the wall of her orphanage)

Forgive Your Brother from Your Heart.- Matthew 18:21-22

We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging,to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want.- Joe Vitale

Forgiving others is a gift to yourself,given not because the other deserves pardon,but because you deserve the serenity and joythat comes from releasing resentment and anger,and from embracing universal forgiveness.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.- St. Francis of Assisi

Give yourself the gift of forgivingeveryone you are angry with -for every action you resent.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

A wise one said, "We are most like God when we forgive."It is easy for us to blame, but hard for us to forgive.Yet that is what we are called upon to do -to forgive everyone for everything.And the reward?In this life, the reward for forgivenessis your own happiness.Unconditional universal forgiveness isthe key to your own happiness.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Today, I say yes to forgiving.I commit to being for-giving loveand for-giving compassion in all areas of my life.- Sheri Rosenthal

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.- St. Francis of Assisi

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.- Martin Luther King, Jr.

You go against yourself when youjudge or blame yourself for anything- don Miguel Ruiz

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.He who is devoid of the power to forgiveis devoid of the power to love.- Martin Luther King, Jr.

I forgive for my own sake,that I may transmute my resentments into Unconditional Love.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Forgiving is not a gift to someone else.Forgiving is your gift to yourself -a great gift - the gift of happiness.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

You create stress in your life by getting angry,and you can instantly removethat stress by granting forgiveness.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Live life with no regrets and no resentments.Whatever happened in the past,forgive yourself and others. Choose love.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Find your way with the certain and gentle light of forgiveness.- Mary Anne Radmacher

I forgive myself completelyfor having created stories of suffering.I forgive myself for allmy angers, resentments, jealousies,and all the other emotions of suffering.I have unbounded compassion for myselfat all times and under all circumstances.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone freeand realizing you were the prisoner!- Max Lucado

A wise man will make haste to forgive,because he knows the true value of time,and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.- Samuel Johnson

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.- Norman Cousins

Today I offer a prayer of forgiveness:forgive the pettiness of my ingratitude...the absence of profound thankfulness.- Mary Anne Radmacher

Inner peace can be reachedonly when we practice forgiveness ...letting go of the past,and correcting our misperceptions.- Gerald Jampolsky

You have heard that it was said,"Love your neighbor and hate your enemy."But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.- Matthew 5:43-44

When you are offended at any man's fault,turn to yourself and study your own failings.Then you will forget your anger.- Epictetus

The Prayer of St. Francis of AssisiLord, make me an instrument of your peace,Where there is hatred, let me sow love;where there is injury, pardon;where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;where there is darkness, light;where there is sadness, joy.O Divine Master,grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;to be understood as to understand;to be loved as to love.For it is in giving that we receive;it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.- although attributed to St. Francis of Assisi,this prayer first appeared (written in French) in 1912

Forgiveness ... is the finishing of old businessthat allows us to experience the present,free of contamination from the past.- Joan Borysenko

I rest in the light of forgiveness.I forgive myself and others for thatwhich is done (and better left undone)and also that which is not done (and better if done).I give myself permission to enjoy this moment without guilt.I freely release all uncertainty, regret, and fear.- Mary Anne Radmacher

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.- Publilius Syrus

I forgive everyone for everything.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Unconditional forgiveness is the path to your own inner peace.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie